en-useditor@rollcall.com (Roll Call)webmaster@iproduction.com (Web Master)Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:58:00 ESTIPS - www.iproduction.comAs Congress remains unwilling and unable to deal with climate change, federal government agencies  even without the blessing of lawmakers  have been thinking about, and quietly acting on, climate change for years.]]>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:08:00 ESTPerhaps no agency has embraced climate change adaptation with as much enthusiasm as the Defense Department. Changing weather patterns, rising sea levels and a melting Arctic will affect every aspect of the militarys mission, from base construction to troop deployment, the department says.]]>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:58:00 ESTCapitol Hill reaction to the nomination of MIT physicist Ernest Moniz as the next Energy secretary was muted Monday, with the chairman of the Senate panel that will consider the scientists confirmation taking a wait-and-see approach.]]>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:38:00 ESTA long-awaited State Department environmental assessment found that the Keystone XL pipeline is unlikely to have a substantial impact on developing the western Canada tar sands, a conclusion that rejects opponents claims that the project would dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions.]]>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:35:00 ESTGiven the threat of sequester, supporters of a $4.8 billion mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility worry that the Obama administration may be targeting the troubled nuclear reprocessing project in South Carolina for budget cuts.]]>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:30:00 ESTThe Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, known as MOX, isnt the only high-profile project by the Energy Departments National Nuclear Security Administration that is behind schedule and over budget. Of the 51 projects listed on the departments monthly project dashboard, 10 are expected to breach their cost, schedule or scope.]]>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:15:00 EST